"The truth is, we are all connected in ways we can't even begin to understand."
The key to success in semiconductor is not just technology, but also persistence and teamwork.
People are curious. A few people are. They will be driven to find things out, even trivial things. They will put things together, knowing all along that they may be mistaken. You see them going around with notebooks, scraping the dirt off gravestones, reading microfilm, just in the hope of seeing this trickle in time, making a connection, rescuing one thing from the rubbish.